Does IPSEN pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IPSEN employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IPSEN. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IPSEN?

84% of IPSEN employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IPSEN 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IPSEN?

Manager (25) , Director (24) , Medical Science Liaison (MSL) (18) , Project Manager (14) , Stagiaire (12) , Executive Assistant (11) , Chef De Projet (10) , Associate Director (7) , Marketing (7) , Key Account Manager (6) , Medical Affairs (6) , Sales (6) , Senior Manager (6) , Senior Scientist (6) , Vice President (6)

What are the pros of working at IPSEN according to real employee reviews?

"Most people are great professionals" ((in 79 reviews)); "Benefits are good but there does not appear to be a share purchase scheme for employees in the UK." ((in 52 reviews)); "Lots of great colleagues." ((in 32 reviews)); "Good salary overall" ((in 28 reviews)); "Great teams with family feel" ((in 19 reviews))

What are the cons of working at IPSEN according to real employee reviews?

"En particulier le management Ipsen Consumer Healthcare France : ego démesuré & turnover important & transformation non réussie" ((in 28 reviews)); "All white male senior leadership on the global & U.S. site level (except HR!)" ((in 22 reviews)); "Managers don't care much about their staff." ((in 13 reviews)); "If you want to know how slaves used to work in ancient times than you should work for Ipsen as there is no work ethics , no working standards, no training just a big chunk of work is given to be completed in a very difficult timeline where you have to sit late nights to complete the work." ((in 8 reviews)); "People do not seem to be valued, very experienced people are leaving the business that have made senior management aware they are unhappy and nothing is done to retain employees, even those that are well respected" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about IPSEN layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about IPSEN layoffs and their outlook for job security at IPSEN in 2026.

What IPSEN locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Dreux , Signes , Paris , Les Ulis , Boulogne-Billancourt

IPSEN reviews

4.2

84% would recommend to a friend

(659 total reviews)

David Loew

87% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Senior management

3.8

Career opportunities

IPSEN has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 659 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The IPSEN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutique et biotechnologie industry (3.5 stars).

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659 reviews

4.0

Mar 22, 2017

Great company, going places

Key account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Rapidly growing company with lots of opportunity to develop. Managers at all levels are open to ideas and suggestions and the organisation feels relatively non-hierarchical. Lovely people throughout the business. Adult approach to work life balance and other, often tricky, subjects. A genuine desire from senior managers to make things better.

Cons

Lots of change which can create a feeling of instability but the general directon of travel is good. It can, at times, make it difficult to spot and work towards new career opportunities as things are forever shifting. Processes and systems can create frustration - not sure if this is due to Ipsen being a smaller company or whether it is more related to corporate restrictions from France.

IPSEN Response

9y

Thank you for taking the time to review us and for your words of encouragement. I think the general direction of travel is a great way to describe the journey we are on. We are trying to make career opportunities mode visible to all and we will continue to make our systems more user friendly. Feel free to share any suggestion you have about how we can achieve this.

5.0

Mar 22, 2017

A rapidly growing company , nimble and developing a great culture

Regional manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of great people and new senior leaders committed to shaping IPSEN into a great place to work. Nimble and able to cut through to the bottom of the butter to make decisions. Launched new renal cancer drug with incredibly challenging timelines . Belief and aspiration to achieve . Great conferences ! Some good benefits - e.g. Sports membership subsidy . Improved car scheme . Very competitive pension.

Cons

Has been a rapid turnover in recent year or 2 as some individuals felt the new IPSEN wasn't for them . Some great people have been able to move on and develop within IPSEN but succession planning to be improved to avoid gaps . Can be a bit chaotic but fun Incentive scheme not really hit the mark this year but plans in place to put it right

IPSEN Response

9y

Thank you for taking time to review us on this site. I value your kind and encouraging words. Last year’s launch of Cabo has been a truly inspiring experience for all of us and it goes a long way towards proving how much we can achieve when we all work together. I am also sensitive to your recommendations that we need to improve our succession plans and we have ambitious plans to address these issues through the deployment of new HR tools. I'm optimistic that we are on the right track in our bid to become a leading global biotech company. Thank you for your ongoing dedication and feedback.

3.0

Mar 9, 2017

Biostatistics

Biostatistics manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Encourage training, global activities, opportunity to work in diverse projects, reasonably good salary, patient care, rare diseases

Cons

Constant changes, reduced resources, very difficult to get any internal promotions

IPSEN Response

9y

Thank you for taking the time to review us. We try to offer all the advantages that you list and I hope that you take full advantage of the training and the projects in your daily activities. We are aware that the recent pace of change can be overwhelming as we are growing at a fast pace, and we know that we must improve on making internal opportunities more visible and more transparent. We intend to resolve this through the introduction of new HR systems and tools. Thank you for raising these issues. We are also looking into ways of addressing recognition and individual contributions, if you have any suggestions on how we could best do this then please don't hesitate to tell us.

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